Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 27: Chapter 16: Watch My Husband Collect Money

Gu Changsheng felt that she must be having bad luck, for things to be going so wrong.

The carriage had one more person in it, and though the man was very pleasant to look at, his chilling aura that he carried everywhere nullified that benefit. After traveling for two days, Gu Changsheng had figured out that this person had no intention of killing someone to keep a secret, nor did he show any signs of leaving.

He was like a goddamn plaster, sticking to her, refusing to leave when she hinted politely, and turning a deaf ear when she told him directly! And he kept throwing cold glances her way, expressing his numerous complaints.

The inn’s food was hard to swallow, the dishes hard to stomach, the fabric of the clothes too shabby, the accommodations too cramped…

For fuck’s sake! Freeloading and still so much to complain about! Who the hell did Gu Changsheng think she was? Once she confirmed she had nothing to fear for her life, she was the type who feared neither heaven nor earth!

So, Han Qiu and Xiao Cui watched, dumbfounded, as their mistress turned into a firecracker, quick to ignite, and even without a spark, she’d get angry all on her own.

“Kid! When living under someone’s roof, you need to be aware of your place.”

The person ignored her.

“Kid! Don’t be too excessive, move your ass over.”

The man moved a little to dodge her kicking foot but still didn’t pay her any attention.

“Kid! Getting too cocky, huh?” Gu Changsheng got angry and decisively pounced on the reclining person. She groped around, east and west, and fished out a bronze token from his embrace, shaking it in her hand.

Zhou Mu finally lifted his eyes to look at the token that had been snatched away, still remaining silent.

“Kid, if you’re so poor that you’re only left with this, even if I’m not smart, I know this must be some sort of token, right?” Gu Changsheng, squinting her Red Phoenix Eyes, smiled triumphantly, “You still owe me forty thousand taels of silver, this, for the time being, will serve as collateral.”

“I’m older than you,” Zhou Mu finally couldn’t hold back and retorted.

“Oh! Big deal, older than me, see that, my son!” Gu Changsheng patted her son who was playing with a puzzle ring, continuing arrogantly, “I may not be as old as you, but my son is already this big. You’re older than me yet can’t even find a wife. Such a shame for that handsome face, tsk tsk…”

Zhou Mu’s icy face finally cracked a fraction. He came to understand that talking to this woman was just asking for trouble, a total waste of time!

How could there be such a woman in this world? No wonder she was divorced!

They finally entered the Liuzhou Region, which was relatively safe, and Zhou Mu let out a sigh of relief, only to tense up again.

No sooner had they entered Heyan City, than that woman started getting restless. Instead of finding an inn to stay in, she insisted on stopping at an inconspicuous stall to eat bean curd.

“Son, hurry up, this bean curd is good stuff, it nourishes and is high in protein. You’re growing, eat more,” Gu Changsheng said as she found an empty table to sit down and motioned for her son to come over quickly.

“Sister, come on, six bowls of bean curd, add extra green onion,” Gu Changsheng shouted to the stall’s sister, enthusiastic she continued speaking to her son, “The bean curd here is made with light brine, it’s much finer than the firm tofu from the north. Son, you must eat more of it, grow up plump and fair.” She then turned to Han Mo, “Xiao Mozi, you eat more too, see if it can make you a bit fairer.”

Han Mo had a darker complexion and wasn’t one to talk much, never avoiding being teased by Gu Changsheng.

Han Mo didn’t mind her words and nodded with a “hmm” in response.

Gu Changsheng was pleased to see Xiao Mozi responding more and more. Why should a child always look so serious? They should be laughing and joking, that’s what kids are supposed to be like.

She already had enough cold faces around her, Zhou Mu, a big iceberg; Han Qiu, a female iceberg; plus Han Mo, a small iceberg. She’d end up frozen to death one of these days, so it was essential to make Xiao Mozi more lively.

After waiting for a while with no one attending to them, Gu Changsheng, puzzled, turned her head and saw the bean curd sister staring fixedly at their table with a tray full of bean curd in her hands.

Of course, Gu Changsheng wouldn’t be so vain as to think Bean Curd Sister was stunned by her beauty.

“Hey, Sister’s come back to her senses. If you keep staring at my husband like that, I’ll get jealous,” Gu Changsheng hollered.

In an instant, the entire table was stunned: Husband? Who? They all turned in unison to look at Brother Wood. Yes, by habit, they’d come to call Zhou Mu “Brother Wood,” associating his surname with the word for wood.

Zhou Mu felt creeped out by their stares and, with a cold expression, picked up the teapot from the table, poured half a cup of tea, swirled it, and spilled it out, then poured a fresh cup.

Mistress, are you teasing Brother Wood again? Xiao Cui bowed her head, wondering if she could pretend not to know her own mistress. Seeing Brother Wood’s handsome face, she’d teased him on several occasions. It was too embarrassing!